#2AA5BB#2AA5BB

#2AA5BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.107 H 212.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AA5BB
RGB	rgb(42, 165, 187)
HSL	hsl(189, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(189, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 11.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.50, -25.08, -20.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.50, 32.55, 219.59°)
OKLab	oklab(66.68% -0.0897 -0.0578)
OKLCH	oklch(66.68% 0.107 212.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.3757, 30.9875, 51.7533)
Luminance	0.3099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AA5BB #BB402A

analogous

#2ABB88 #2AA5BB #2A5DBB

triadic

#2AA5BB #BB2AA5 #A5BB2A

tetradic

#2AA5BB #882ABB #BB402A #5DBB2A

square

#2AA5BB #882ABB #BB402A #5DBB2A

split-complementary

#2AA5BB #BB2A5D #BB882A

monochromatic

#144D57 #1F7989 #2AA5BB #4CC2D7 #7DD3E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.92

#2AA5BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.20

#2AA5BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2AA5BB

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AA5BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AA5BB	1.00	2.92	7.20	7.20
#FFFFFF	2.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#949FBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8191BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AEAC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2aa5bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 165, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.107 212.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cc0cf',
    500: '#2aa5bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2aa5bb;
$custom-light: #7cc0cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2aa5bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.103,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66681,
    "c": 0.10675,
    "h": 212.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.3099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AA5BB

secondary

#CA8376

accent

#5A41E6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF7F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AA5BB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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